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Saturday Dugout Discussion

31 December 2011 3357 comments
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We see out 2011 with a programme of seven Premier League fixtures, after Gameweek 19 got under way last night with a 3-1 win for Liverpool over Newcastle. The Dugout Discussion opens for the final time this year, and the incoming team news from Old Trafford suggests that a certain Scot has begun his birthday celebrations a tad early…

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Rafael, Jones, Carrick, Evra, Nani, Valencia, Park, Welbeck, Hernandez, Berbatov.

Blackburn XI: Bunn, Lowe, Samba, Hanley, Pedersen, Henley, Nzonzi, Petrovic, Rochina, Formica, Yakubu.

Sir Alex Ferguson, who turns 70 today, names a peculiar looking side for the second game running. Given United’s 5-0 drubbing of Wigan last time out, who are we to question his selection? However, eyebrows will be raised at the exclusion of Wayne Rooney from the matchday squad, after only featuring for half an hour on Boxing Day.

Phil Jones returns from illness to partner Michael Carrick in defence rather than midfield. Nani and Antonio Valencia play in midfield behind a trio or strikers, leaving Ji Sung Park to man the middle of the park.

As for Steve Kean’s side, injuries to both Junior Hoilett and David Dunn (surprise, surprise), mean Radosav Petrovic and Ruben Rochina start. After his heroics at Anfield, Mark Bunn continues in goal.

After that we’ve five 3pm fixtures, and no evening game allows us to be unfashionably on time for our New Year’s shindigs. This is my last post of 2011, so I wish you all a Happy New Year! See you in 2012!

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  1. Manilaman
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    It's been a FPL annus horribilis for me.

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      fnar fnar 🙂

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      1. Carl@streetkids.com.au
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Finbar Saunders eh?

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  2. super711
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    swansea turning the team upside down

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  3. kaz 96
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    -Ba
    -nani(c)
    -shotton
    -evans
    -cup opp has yakubu

    8)

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    1. kaz 96
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      add jones to that list too

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  4. Johnny Unitas
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Krul, Enrique, Nani and Jones are tearing it up for me so far, tearing up the form book! C'mon RVP(C). Desperate day for United.

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  5. weeurquahrt
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    3 players 4 points so far ... not to shabby

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    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      2 players, 5 points including captain 😉

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  6. halnone
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    What a result for Blackburn!!!!!!

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  7. gravless
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Who's bright idea was it to captain Nani?

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    1. Locarno
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      We believe it was yours. 🙂

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    2. big oak
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      i listenend to nobody but my conscience........
      and then went on and captained nani

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    3. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      C'mon Mata!

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    4. MrJefferson
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      yours!:)

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  8. Viper
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    I'll be lucky to get a top 100k finish this year!

    Horrible decision after horrible decision... 🙁

    Still hope obviously that RVP gets his record!

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    1. Jack Frost
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Viper, when is it going to snow out a zillion games over there--- so we can get back into this ---- with some DGW's. I am in the same position, struggling to get under 100K.

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  9. Fackinell
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    There was a horrible little sh*t on here this morning.
    Making comments and stating opinions is great...but he was ripping in to ALL who dared to mention giving RVP the armband and sticking his tongue 1 foot up Roonpigs arse.
    To you, and you know who you are, I smile.

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    1. Carl@streetkids.com.au
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      That's the great thing about this game. We give it our best shot but no one really KNOWS sh!t.

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    2. Neddy55
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Heh heh! Probably weeping underneath his Paul Scholes duvet as we speak.

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  10. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Looks like CS are going to be hard to come by this GW.

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    1. Declan
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      yeah, only 16 teams left to play.

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    2. Hate that rotation
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Stoke prob CS.

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      1. Alonso14
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        prob worst comment ever........

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  11. kaz 96
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    agbonlahor to destroy ferraria. don't forget, u heard it hear first...

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    1. Disco Pat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I hope not. I signed Luiz today. reckon he'll score and keep a clean sheet! wishful thinking!

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  12. Kanus hat trick
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    My Nani history this season. Got GW7 and C: 3 (6) GW8: 1 GW9: 2 GW10: got rid. Got him back GW 18: 3 GW19: 1. Total: 10 in 5 GWs. Have to keep him now as every time i get rid he explodes

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  13. tangtastic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    SAF > Steve Kean

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  14. Hate that rotation
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    We have depth but not strength.

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  15. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Save us RVP

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    1. Declan
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      +1

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      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Don't you mean +34?

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    2. Hate that rotation
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Did you capt him? I cant say that this GW.

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      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Was set on Nani 100% then had a temptation at about 7:25 last night to go crawling back to RVP. By 7:29 I had given the armband to RVP.

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  16. big oak
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    well its easier to understand yakubu's english than hanley's!

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  17. MrJefferson
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    seems like iv got of lightly compared to some on here having only jones and nani played so far,makes a change!:)

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  18. Indalo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Raylor 0pts, Nani captain 2pts, Jones 1pt, YAKUBU... on bench. I'm on fire! 🙂

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    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      'tis a funny old game..

      I did Yakubu -> Sturridge 😆

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    2. v-man
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      if you're lucky you'll get shotton off for yakubu though. fingers crossed...

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  19. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    12 from 6 including captain. Fantastic week so far 😛

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  20. FBA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    I fancy Ramsey to bag today. The kid is due a goal, considering the positions he gets into.

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  21. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Rooney, Jones and Evans for Wigan AND Blackburn at home = 2 points. o_____0

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    1. Disco Pat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Pork Pie that's really bad luck!

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    2. Anderson-son-son7
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      bet u've still not got it in you to ditch wazza

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  22. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Does naylor start for the swans?

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    1. Hate that rotation
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Sh*t he did. Too bad he right at the back of my bench but good news he back.

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    2. Disco Pat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Super Zlatan, yip I've got the point for him starting.

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    3. Jax
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      yeah

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    4. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      He does indeed

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  23. pukey
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    RVP's not starting Cap Rooney or Nani (x 10000) .... thank god I stopped listening to people on here a while back.

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    1. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I spent all week telling people RVP would start then captained Nani anyway.

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  24. Locarno
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    There has to be a team with Agger, Raylor, Rooney (c), Nani (v-c) and Jones out there.

    Poor b*stards.

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  25. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Don't care that I didn't captain him, RVP 4 goals. Please.

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      +1 Not a fan of shearer

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  26. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Any chance of a Swansea cleanie today please............I'll even take the Bale shut out for that outcome

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  27. Keyzer Söze
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    And I was offering 33/1 handicap for Blackburn today!
    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2011/12/31/scout-notes-gameweek-nineteen-friday/comment-page-1/#comments

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    1. robinspx
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      There was some healthy discussion about it before the game, good stuff for whoever had the balls!

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      1. Bosko
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Saw someone say they would put a fiver on, hope that happened.

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  28. 4-4-who?
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Valencia (c) just about acceptable...

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    1. Disco Pat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      4-4-who, he was my vice capt, after RVP. but think robin will save us. along with dezko and luiz for me!

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  29. Dirty Dhalsim
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Have a gut feeling that Theo is going to tear it up today.

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  30. Carl@streetkids.com.au
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Oooh, fox straight from the Man U game to Swansea. I bloody love the internets me.

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